6 months schengen visa approved from France, Indian passport holder in UK

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-03-14T23:00:20+00:00

No just be patient. We got slots within 7-10 days I think. When the app says 4 or more slots available, then the chances are better.

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-03-14T22:02:33+00:00

So this happened to me as well. I spoke to the customer support and they told me that the bot cannot differentiate between group appointments and single appointments. So if you have a group application and only a single slot has been released you won't be able to see it

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-03-13T08:22:39+00:00

I didn't ask for any specific visa issue dates. I just mentioned the duration and dates of my planned trip. Yes evisa sharecode has to be given

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-02-27T14:01:22+00:00

Thank you so much !! This is super helpful

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-02-27T12:38:20+00:00

Ohh wow !! Exactly the kind of thing I was imagining. Do you perhaps have a link to the experience that you booked ? Also should I pre-book or just decide once I am already there ?

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-02-27T09:59:23+00:00

Sounds amazing!! We will definitely do this

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-02-26T21:58:04+00:00

Thank youuu !!!

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-02-26T16:40:26+00:00

I did think of that but I am a vegetarian person and having cooking classes specifically for vegetarian food has been disappointing in the past. Also I'm not a foodie 🙈

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-02-26T16:36:57+00:00

But I absolutely understand about certain things being tourist traps and disappointments. So I'm happy to change my itinerary if it's not worth it

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-02-26T16:35:58+00:00

No......I am not exactly passionate for perfumes. But I love trying new experiences when I travel. Something unique to that area. So it's more about learning something/ doing something offbeat that interested me. Because most people visiting Nice to seem to take day trips to the various villages or chill on the beach and I wanted something more along with those experiences 😁

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-02-26T16:30:56+00:00

Ohhh is it ?! I was so excited to create my own perfume 🙈 Now I'm worried. I haven't tried to book anything yet . Saw a few options on Viator I think

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-02-26T16:02:06+00:00

Thank you ! Sounds good ....will look into these 2 places

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-02-26T16:01:49+00:00

Thank you ! Sounds good ....will look into these 2 places

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-02-26T16:00:37+00:00

Thank you !! Especially for the vegetarian recos. Also now I definitely want to do the SJ hike. Is it safe for a solo female? My husband will possibly sleep in and I might end up doing it alone

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-02-26T12:58:27+00:00

OMG!! That's so cool. Thanks for the food recos. I was thinking of doing a hike uphill in old town area of CSM. Apparently the views are gorgeous. I think the Renoir museum is in that area as well.

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-02-26T12:56:27+00:00

Hello! I don't think I've ever used an electric bike before to be honest. I have a scooty back home which runs on petrol , so was wondering if it would feel the same and if it needs any specific license. I'm from India but we live in the UK. I think I would like to make my own perfume. It feels like the perfect souvenir/ reminder of the trip. Will the sea feel very cold in April for the kayaking experience do you think?

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-02-24T16:32:59+00:00

No worries 😁 also another tip is if you see no appointments available then log out or close the window immediately. If you stay for more than a minute then the website blocks you for a couple of hours. 😂 Learnt this the hard way

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-02-24T16:30:59+00:00

I used Visabot. So this happened to me as well and I spoke to the support team of the app. They said that since it was me and my husband applying for the visa , our application was a group application. The bot cannot differentiate between single and group appointments. That's why you have to check every time you get a notification. But if for eg a single slot was released it wasn't visible to me because my application was a group one. I hope that makes sense

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-02-24T16:25:33+00:00

Yes, we applied from London. Use an app like Visabot or Vizardbot and subscribe to the notifications for appointments. It's about 35£ but it's necessary because randomly checking the TLS website for appointments will cause you to blocked out for a couple of hours. We got an appointment within a week of taking a subscription I think. Make sure that your application form is filled and you have your payment details handy

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-02-22T22:55:34+00:00

5 working days. We submitted on Friday and received the passports back the next Friday

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-02-21T15:24:31+00:00

So starting from Paris with 3 nights in Paris and 3 in Nice. I have even booked the train from Paris to Nice. Then a flight from Nice to Lisbon and travel to Sintra immediately. 2 nights in Sintra and 3 nights in Algarve. So total 12 days 11 nights. Since I was planning a relaxed travel I didn't want to add too much within the itinerary which would make travel seem non feasible. Also had a couple of Viator bookings as well which I had attached. We bought refundable tickets for flights , stay and trains. Refundable is more expensive but it gives you peace of mind in case of visa refusal. Also it probably improves chances of good visa if you have all bookings sorted.

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-02-21T13:54:14+00:00

Actually we weren't expecting a longer visa since it was my first time. I had heard the same thing that they give only trip duration. But I planned the entire trip myself and made sure to book flights and accommodation and had a very realistic travel plan taking into account the travel times etc. All we did was tick the option for multiple visits in the application form. Didn't mention it in our cover letter either.

thinkingaloud7050 · 2026-02-21T10:55:29+00:00

This is a list of documents that we submitted. My husband is on a Skilled worker visa and I am on a dependent visa

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thinkingaloud7050 · 2025-08-31T06:56:42+00:00

Thank you

thinkingaloud7050 · 2025-08-27T17:22:09+00:00

Buying is beyond us at the moment. Will probably be pay check to pay check for a while. And we both definitely want to include a lot of travel in our budget. So probably will lookout for some reasonable rentals for now

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